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Pan American Unity is a mural painted by Mexican artist and muralist Diego Rivera for the Art in Action exhibition at Treasure Island's Golden Gate International Exposition (GGIE) in San Francisco, California in 1940. This work was the centerpiece of the Art In Action exhibit, which featured many different artists engaged in creating works during the Exposition while the public watched.
Ray Boynton (1883–1951) also known as Raymond Boynton, was an American artist and arts educator, most famous for his mural work in California during the Great Depression where he earned commissions under the Public Works of Art Project (PWAP) and the Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP).
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- ↑ "About the Diego Rivera Gallery." Archived June 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Diego Rivera Gallery Website Archived July 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Lee, Anthony W. "The Making of a Fresco". Oxford Art Journal, Vol. 19, No. 2 (1996), pp. 72-82